Prologue
— For Parents Who Feel Lost Now That AI Can Answer Almost Anything
How to Use This Book
— 1. You Do Not Have to Do Everything
— 2. See Your Child Before Looking for the Right Answer
— 3. The One Question to Keep in Mind While Reading This Book
Part 1. Why Parents Feel Lost in the Age of AI
— The More Information We Have, the More We Need an Inner Compass
Chapter 1. When Coding, English, and Literacy All Seem Important
— What Should My Child Learn First to Avoid Falling Behind?
Chapter 2. If AI Can Give the Answers, Is There Still a Reason to Study?
— Why Does My Child Need to Study When AI Can Do So Much?
Chapter 3. Parents Lose Their Way Before Their Children Do
— Is My Anxiety Being Passed On to My Child?
Chapter 4. It Is Time to Change the Questions We Ask About Education
— Instead of Asking What to Teach, What Should We Ask?
Part 2. Before Seeking Answers, Children Need an Inner Compass
— Children with an Inner Compass Do Not Easily Lose Their Way
Chapter 5. Direction Comes Before Independence
— Is Self-Directed Learning Enough?
Chapter 6. A Simpler Idea Than an Inner Axis: an Inner Compass
— What Should We Help Our Children Build Within Themselves?
Chapter 7. Children with Standards Are Not Easily Led by AI
— What Standards Should We Teach Our Children to Use?
Chapter 8. AI May Give the Answers, but Children Must Find Their Own Direction
— What Should Children Do When AI Gives Them the Answer?
Part 3. Asking, Reading, and Speaking Move the Inner Compass
— Raising Children Who Ask Better Questions, Not Just Children Who Get Better Grades
Chapter 9. Children Who Ask Better Questions, Not Just Children Who Get Better Grades
— Why Is Asking Good Questions So Important?
Chapter 10. Good Questions Are Grown, Not Born
— Why Does My Child Not Ask Questions?
Chapter 11. Why Children Must Read More Deeply When AI Can Read for Them
— Can Reading a Summary Really Count as Learning?
Chapter 12. If You Cannot Explain It, It Is Not Yet Your Own Thought
— Why Can My Child Not Explain Something They Seem to Understand?
Part 4. Children Need Standards Before Trusting AI’s Answers
— Children with an Inner Compass Do Not Accept AI’s Answers Without Question
Chapter 13. AI Does Not Think; It Combines
— Why Can AI Give Answers That Sound Convincing but Are Wrong?
Chapter 14. The Question “Is That Really True?” Protects Children
— How Can We Teach Critical Thinking?
Chapter 15. Children Who Check Sources Are Not Easily Misled
— How Can Children Tell Real Information from False Information?
Chapter 16. Using AI Without Standards Eventually Becomes Dependence
— Where Is the Line Between Convenience and Dependence?
Part 5. Raising Children Who Guide AI, Not Children Who Are Guided by It
— AI Is a Tool, but the Inner Compass Must Remain Within the Child
Chapter 17. Should Children Be Allowed to Use ChatGPT, or Should It Be Restricted?
— When Is It Appropriate for Children to Begin Using AI?
Chapter 18. How Much AI Help with Homework Should Be Allowed?
— Is This Learning, or Is It Plagiarism?
Chapter 19. Can an AI Tutor Replace a Private Academy?
— Is an AI Learning App Enough?
Chapter 20. Children Who Consume AI and Children Who Create with AI Are Different
— Can Children Who Mainly Play Games and Watch YouTube Still Be Creative?
Part 6. A Career Is Not a Job Title but a Direction
— Children with Direction Do Not Lose Their Way When Jobs Change
Chapter 21. Look Beyond Disappearing Jobs to the Abilities That Endure
— Will AI Replace Doctors, Lawyers, and Developers?
Chapter 22. Should Children Learn Coding or Computational Thinking?
— Will My Child Fall Behind Without Coding Classes?
Chapter 23. English Is Not Just a Score but a Tool for Expanding the World
— Should Children Keep Learning English When AI Can Translate?
Chapter 24. A Child